Nine to Noon This Week

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Scheduled interviews and reviews

Hosted this week by Noelle McCarthy Monday 19 January 9-10am Marine and Antarctic governance expert on whether patrolling the Southern Ocean has become a futile endeavour. The fight to force tech companies like Apple to source conflict-free minerals from the Congo. The ethics around medical and chemical intervention for crime prevention. UK correspondent. 10-11am Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards. Book Review: "What If" by Randall Munro, reviewed by David Hill. Reading: "Cotton-Eyed Joe", written by Susy Pointon and read by Michele Amas (part 1 of 4).     11-12pm Politics from the left and the right with Mike Williams, and Trish Sherson filling in for Matthew Hooton. Food: Claire Turnbull, author of "Feel Good for Life", on healthier habits for the New Year. Architecture with Jeremy Hansen.

Keith Richards is one of the original members of The Rolling Stones, and is ranked by Rolling Stone magazine as number four on its list of the world's 100 best guitarists. The 70-year-old singer-songwriter also plays bass guitar, keyboards and percussion. But he has now branched out and written a children's picture book. Gus and Me is about the bond Keith had with his grandfather, who was a musician too. He talks to Noelle McCarthy about the book's family connections.

Tuesday 20 January 9-10am News and current events. The future of the Katherine Mansfield Menton writing fellowship. Helping high school students set up businesses with the Young Enterprise Scheme. Australia correspondent. 10-11am Storm chaser and aviation meteorologist Rebekah LaBar. Book Review: Rae McGregor shares her best summer read. Reading: "Cotton-Eyed Joe", written by Susy Pointon and read by Michele Amas (part 2 of 4).        11-12pm Business commentator Rod Oram. Dr. Riz Firestone on taking a fresh approach to health interventions that she hopes will reduce obesity among Pacific people. Media commentator Gavin Ellis.

Wednesday 21 January 9-10am News and current events. Dr. Alexandre Kalache on how ageing societies, like New Zealand's, can help their inhabitants to age well. - Middle East correspondent. 10-11am Siobhan Bulfin, co-founder of a New Zealand company that came up with an award-winning mobile phone app to deal with youth depression. Book Review: Gail Pittaway shares her best summer read. Reading: "Cotton-Eyed Joe", written by Susy Pointon and read by Michele Amas (part 3 of 4).         11-12pm Marty Duda plays the music of his artist of the week. Charles McGuinness talks employment law. TV reviewer.

Thursday 22 January 9-10am News and current events. How to solve the problem of internet addiction. Secretary of the United States Air Force, Deborah Lee James. Asia correspondent. 10-11am Australian writer Don Watson - political satirist and lampooner of meaningless management speak - on this latest work "The Bush", which is a look at Australia's landscape and his travels in the country's heartland. Book Review: Paul Diamond shares his best summer read. Reading: "Cotton-Eyed Joe", written by Susy Pointon and read by Michele Amas (part 4 of 4).         11-12pm New technology commentator Erika Pearson. Parenting commentator Diane Levy on preparing for school. Film reviewer.

Friday 23 January 9-10am News and current events. Young New Zealand recipient of one of the world's most prestigious academic fellowships, at Oxford's All Souls College, Max Harris.  US correspondent. 10-11am Author Lee Kofman on whether love and sexual freedom can co-exist. Book Review: Kiran Dass from Unity Books shares her best summer read. Reading: "The Last To Know", a short story written by John Ewen and read by Tina Cook.    11-12pm Jeremy Taylor from Slow Boat Records previews some of the artists playing at this year's Laneway Music Festival. Sports commentator Brendan Telfer. Comedians Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther review the week that was.

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The Reading Cotton-Eyed Joe by Susy Pointon A 14-year-old girl in Karori in 1964 is twiddling with her transistor when she happens upon an arresting sound which shakes her to the core. Audio will be available after broadcast